Announcements
A cordial welcome to everyone, especially to our guests and visitors! Everyone is invited to our coffee hour following the service in the fellowship hall which can be reached by the outside ramp, the stairway behind the conference room, or the elevator by the organ.
For the next few months the Bible Study with Pastor Lynda will be going through the Gospel of John on Wednesdays in the fellowship hall from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This week we will be looking at chapters 6 and 7. Come and bring a friend!
If you wish a copy of your giving for 2017, please call the office at (562) 598-8697 and leave your name and address. It will be sent by the end of January.
All committee reports were due in the office Thursday, January 18, 2018 to be included in the published report for the annual meeting ~ part 2 on February 11, 2018. Please turn them in as soon as possible!
Thanks to all who made contributions toward the purchase of the new office computer. Further cash gifts may be made by using an offering envelope and writing on the outside Computer.
We are looking forward to the Interfaith Council Installation Dinner tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. in Clubhouse 2 during which our Barbara LaBoyteaux will be recognized for her years of service as she retires.
Kay Pushman has been transferred to UCI for rehabilitation on her fractured ankle. . . . We welcome Julia Langevin home from her rehabilitation (a special cake of celebration is in today's coffee hour). . . Nancy Kaniye has moved to Rowntree Gardens. . . . And Sara Gould is home and doing well following her extended treatment.
It is never too late to turn-in a Sealed Pledge.
If you wish to add or remove someone from the prayer list, please call the office at (562) 598-8697. You can always leave a message. Our list gets long; if no longer in special need for church prayer, please let us know. We have begun a new list.
Our Respite Care meets on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the fellowship hall. Please contact Respite Care for information on registration and volunteering at (562) 596-1209.
A website which features the congregation’s monthly newsletter can be accessed at
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“And immediately they left their nets and followed him.”
COMMUNION SERVICE
JANUARY 21, 2018
3RD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
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Communion Service
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
GATHERING HYMN“Here in This Place”
(continued on page 2)
Stewardship Thought
Giving Is an Act of Worship
A little boy was fidgeting in church one Sunday morning during the pastor’s sermon. Finally, he leaned over to his mother and asked, “Mom, if we give the money now, do you think he’ll let us go?” If this boy expresses our idea of stewardship, we are missing the true meaning, purpose, and joy that are associated with giving. Our giving should express our thankfulness for Who God is and what He does for us. Through our giving, we worship and honor our heavenly Father. We give not because God needs our gifts, but because we have a need to give. God in His sovereignty chooses to bless us as we give (Acts 20:35).
Prayer: Good and gracious heavenly Father, we thank You for all of Your wonderful gifts especially the most indescribable gift, the gift of Your Son. Help us to show our gratitude by granting us loving and giving hearts. May all that we do give You honor and glory. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen
Blessing on Your Stewardship Journey!
Last Sunday’s Attendance: 80
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Guidelines for prayer list:
We are requesting all members (and friends) to please call the church office and leave a message requesting prayer regarding any illnesses, surgeries, procedures, and treatments regarding you, church members, and family members. Please also notify us when the prayers are no longer needed. Our pastor is also available after Sunday morning service for personal prayer. Let him know as you leave services and he will meet you at the altar rail immediately following “the last person out of church”.
Our Members: Wendy Alfageme, Bea Bander, Russ Cullimore, Patti Drumm, Bob Edwards, Helyn Edwards, Lucy Fitch, Jim and Ann Gay, Sarah Gould, Debbie Hugdahl, Ken and Mavis Lancaster, Julia Langevin, Nancy Luebben, Dody Lynch, Glen Massingill, Karen Merkel, Dorothea Moll, Lavona Moore, Kathleen Nilsson, Lodi Nieto, Erich Obersteiner, Christine Osterberg, Kay and Jim Pushman, Linda Robertson, Lillian Smith, Linda Tracey, Don Trinkle, Sandra Wright, and Martha Ziegler;
And Our Family Members and Friends: Eloise Arroyo, Luis Arroyo, Laura Arnold, Kyle Belanger, Roman Bently, Lynda Bischof, Caren Condon, Dolores and Gordy Jagusch, Joey Jananian, Roger Langevin, Mary Lanza, Jessica Mackner, Mary Matthews, George Massingill, Joyce Rettela, Matthew Shaffer, Garette Townson, and Mary Matthews.
We also remember those confined at home, in hospitals, or in nursing homes. And, always pray for peace.
Emergency Pastoral Care: Whenever you are in need of emergency pastoral care give Pastor Gil a phone call (562) 430-7999. Cedric Elmer and Margo Geesing (our secretary) also know how to reach Pastor Gil.
GREETING
PThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the refining fire of the Holy Spirit, and the peace of God, which surpasses understanding, be with you all.
CAnd also with you.
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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
PLet us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence for reflection and self-examination.
CLoving God, we confess that we have turned from your way to follow our own ways. Forgive us for the times we have spoken or acted too quickly; we have not spoken or acted at all; we have hurt those closest to us; we have hurt those we have yet to know; we have thought more about ourselves than others; we have thought less of ourselves than we ought. Turn us around, and give us a fresh start, so that we can live again as your children. Amen.
PEven when we have done wrong, God makes us right. Even when we have messed up, God puts us together. God's love never runs out. God never tires of calling us beloved children. Hear God say to you now: Your sins are forgiven, for the sake of + Jesus Christ our Savior.
CAmen.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CAlmighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your service. Strengthen us by your Spirit, and make us worthy of your call, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD PROCLAIMED
THE LESSONS
First LessonJonah 3:1-5, 10
Second Lesson1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Gospel LessonMark 1:14-20
Pastor:------Rev. Gil Moore, home phone is (562) 430-7999
Organist:-----Sharon Heck
Altar Flowers:are given by: Cedric Elmer in Honor of His Birthday.
Everyone please, remember to turn off your cell phones and pagers. Please, complete an attendance registration slip (from pew rack) and place it in the offering plate. Thank you!
THOSE WHO SERVE TODAY
Presider: Pastor Gilbert Moore; Acolyte: Carmen Leslie; Communion Assistant: Larry Norlander; Greeters:Alma Zamzow; Ushers:Maria Swift;Reader:Cedric Elmer;Prayer Leader:Chris Moore;Financial Team: Wendy Alfageme, Flo Nesland, and Alma Zamzow; and our Hospitality Host and Altar Guild.
THIS WEEK AT REDEEMER
Today------Coffee Fellowship in Fellowship Hall
Mon.------9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Respite Care
Tues.------9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Office Hours
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Respite Care
2:00 p.m. – Outreach Visitations
2:30 p.m. – Finance Committee Meeting
NEWSLETTER PRINTED
Wed.------10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Bible Study
Thurs.------9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Office Hours
9:30 – 3:30 p.m. Respite Care
2:30 p.m. – Council Meeting
Next Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Mission Moment
Birthdays Celebrated at Coffee Fellowship
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DISMISSAL
Congregation is reminded to stand and face the rear of church for the Dismissal at the end of the service. This gives you an opportunity to view the stained-glass window of the ascending Christ giving a blessing. And it encourages the congregation to take the blessings of this worship into the week ahead.
PGo in peace. Be the light of Christ.
CThanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
Copyright hymns are reprinted under One License.net #A-709132
Reprinted from Words for Worship, copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Scripture quotations (except psalms) from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
INTRODUCTION
Stories of the call to discipleship continue as the time after Epiphany plays out the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ to the world. Jesus begins proclaiming the good news and calling people to repentance right after John the Baptist is arrested for preaching in a similar way. Knowing that John was later executed, we see at the very outset the cost of discipleship. Still, the two sets of fisherman brothers leave everything they have known and worked for all their lives to follow Jesus and fish for people.
The First Lesson is from Jonah chapter 3 verses 1-5, 10
1The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you. 3So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days' walk across. 4Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's walk. And he cried out, "Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" 5And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
10When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
The Second Lesson is from 1 Corinthians chapter 7 verses 29-31
29Brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, 30and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, 31and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
(Congregation stands and sings verses 1 and 2 of “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” following the Second Reading & verse 3 after the Gospel Reading)
The Gospel Lesson is from Mark chapter 1 verses 14-20
14Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, repent, and believe in the good news."
16As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people." 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
SERMON“Faith Response: Now!”
SENDING HYMN“I Love to Tell the Story”
(Refrain page 11)
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HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
COur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
PWe who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Come. Be filled with light and life.
Communion Distribution (The Congregation is invited to come forward by the ushers to receive Communion. If you are unable to come to the altar, Communion will be brought to you in the pew. All baptized and believing Christians are invited to the table. Anyone with any questions can speak to the Pastor. The inside circle of glasses contain white grape juice.)
COMMUNION HYMNSWith One Voice (Blue Book)
The Congregation is invited to sing the hymns during
the Distribution of Communion.
#709 “Eat This Bread”
#705 “As the Grains of Wheat”
#753 “Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ”
BLESSING
PThe God of glory dwell in you richly, name you beloved, and shine brightly on your path; and the blessing of almighty God, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always.
CAmen.
HYMN OF THE DAY“I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”
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THE NICENE CREED
CWe believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
LConfident that God our light and our salvation hears us when we pray, let us offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all people in need.
A brief silence.
Prayer Leader…let us pray.
CHave mercy, O God.
OFFERING AND TITHES
Choir Anthem“Christ Be Our Light”
Offertory Response “Create in Me a Clean Heart”
OFFERTORY PRAYER
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